Welcome to

Progressive Counselling

  • With a background working with children and families for over a decade, April is passionate and skilled creating warm, trusting relationships as the foundation for positive change.

    April enjoys utilising creative interventions and has done post graduate study in Play Therapy.

    Please enquire via email about counselling for children.

  • Counselling for young people provides a supportive space to navigate the challenges of adolescence.

    Addressing issues like identity, relationships and all aspects of mental health, April aims to empower young people towards emotional well-being and resilience.

    April is skilled in being flexible and adaptive, to ensure the therapeutic process meets the needs of the individual, as she truly believes there is no ‘one size fits all’ solution.

  • Progressive Counselling provides a safe place for healing and growth, tailored to individual needs.

    April has experience supporting individuals navigating change, overcoming barriers and processing trauma.

    April has worked with many complex mental health presentations across the lifespan and has extensive experience working with developmental trauma, complex family dynamics, sexual assault, stress, Anxiety and Depression.

  • April is passionate about supporting parents navigating the challenges of parenthood.

    April provides support with Perinatal Depression and Anxiety, available for all parents and caregivers.

  • Each individual experience of birth can be so vastly different and the need to unpack the experience is normal.

    By working through your experience with a skilled Clinician, you can work through intense emotions surrounding the birth, which may include feelings of disempowerment, loss of control or fear. This service allows you to work through your expectations vs. the reality of your experience.

    Birth debriefing is not just for parents who experienced Birth Trauma, but for any parent who has been affected by birth and is requiring additional support in this area.

    Should you require ongoing services following birth debrief, your options will be explained to you and a plan to move forward developed together.

  • April offers consultation packages tailored to the individual need of the client.

    Consultation may cover; oversight and recommendations supporting vulnerable people, child safety, domestic and family violence, workplace wellbeing and trauma.

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